Greetings!

Welcome to FOSS United’s monthly newsletter. Summer’s here, so are the melons, and if you are in Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu or Pondicherry, so is the election season. Against all odds, if you’ve still managed to keep your name in the electoral rolls, now is your time to show up and vote.

Let’s jump into what we’ve been up to this month at FOSS United!

Starting with highlights

Kicking off IndiaFOSS 2026

Yes, it is time. The planning and prep for the upcoming edition of IndiaFOSS is in full swing. Obviously grander than ever, with its fair share of fresh experiments. Here’s what you need to know so far

CfPs for Devrooms are LIVE! Deadline is April 23!
ICYMI: the 2026 edition is happening through the week of September 26th!
Expect a solid spam of announcements soon! Keep your eyes out :)

Maintainer May Returns? Call for communities

Once again, we are joining the Maintainer May celebrations. And among other things, we are calling FOSS and digital commons communities to come join us in organising Maintainer May meetups, in your city!

Localised meetups for maintainers (and friends) of India’s digital commons. If you are a FOSS or commons community, interested in organising a Maintainer May meetup in your city, Check this out | Deadline is April 19th!

FOSS Hack 2026 concludes, Season of Commits is back!

We’ve wrapped up FOSS Hack 2026, a month-long affair that saw more than 5000 participants and over 700 projects! Here are the evaluation timelines!

First round of disqualifications happening on April 14th
Expect final results by May 11th! Until then, hang tight!

And while you are at it, check out Season of Commits 2026!

Community

Events

In-person LucknowFOSS 2026 | April 4
Virtual FU Community Call | April 6
In-person FOSSMeet | Calicut | April 10-12
In-person BarCamp | Bangalore | April 18
In-person ChennaiFOSS | April 18
Virtual Volunteers Call | April 20
In-person Monthly FOSS Activity | Mangalore | April 26
Virtual Using AI Safely | The Engine Room | April 14
Virtual AI and the Concentration of Power | BKC | April 14

To view other upcoming and past FOSS events, please visit the FOSS Events Timeline.

Jobs and Grants

[NEW] Community-Centered Connectivity Grant Program - ISOC | Deadline: May 7
[NEW] Free and Open Source Software Sustainability Fund - OTF | Deadline: May 07
Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Grant Program | Deadline: April 23
Open Source Endowment | Rolling Basis
FOSS United Grants | Rolling Basis
FLOSS/fund | Rolling Basis

News

Project

Want to showcase your project? Post it on the forum, and we’ll include it in our next edition!

Housekeeping @FOSS United

This month in Forklore

Here’s who joined the lore last month, projects worth bookmarking, and the maintainers behind them worth knowing:

Know someone who should be on Forklore? Let us know!

Governing Board updates:

The GB meeting for March took place on Tuesday, March 24. The call primarily focused on the budgeting for the next financial year. Check out the notes here.

Grant updates

Check out the updates from FU’s Grants program. We supported 1 new project grant, 4 event grants, and some more - Follow the bi-weekly thread

Monthly Tech Report

Check out FOSS United Platform’s Monthly Tech report for March 2026!